From the New York Times bestselling author of We Must Be Brave comes a sweeping historical novel following one couple’s journey from Egypt to England, from war to peace, from loss to redemption.
An epic love. A second chance.
1942, Alexandria, Egypt. Yvette Haddad and James Acton hold hands for the first time as bombs explode above them. As World War II rages on, they find their way back to each other time and again. But their greatest challenge comes after the war, in England, and the path back to one another is one that both must be brave enough to face.
1974. Ten years after his wife’s death, James moves to the village of Upton to begin again. There he discovers a scarf that his heart recognizes and the secrets he has held on to for years threaten to break loose. But Yvette had secrets too, and as James follows a trail that leads him back through the landscape of their marriage, what he discovers about both of them will change everything...
